The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-29

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Prohibition Wigwam last night Il
hear Hon. S. w. 4. Lanham, con
gresham from the eleventh district
speak upon the question of the adop
ton of the prohibltory amendment
This was the first night for the wig
wan and it was packed with full 1901
on the inside and crowded with 800 o.
900 eager listeners on the outside.
Col. Crawford introduced the speak
or in few words, saying that Mr.
Lanham was no stranger to the peo
pie or stranger to the interests o.
Texas. lie had attached himself &c
Texas in an early day his fortune:
and vicistudes were those of the State
Thrice elected, he has demonstrated IN
the halls of congress unflaging inter
est and devotion 10 the cause of loca
self government. lie has ever devoted
himself to the interest of the people
and the State and il was great pleas.
ure to have the honor of introducing
TO this audience the honorable speak
err. He is here by invitation of the
Prohibition Executive Committee to
discuss this measure, which in my
opinion, is fraught with more good TO
people of the state than any measure
that has been submitted to the people
in the last half century.
Mr.. Lanham took survey of the
vast crowd before him and said it was
a compliment indeed TO any man to
stand before such a large and cult
waited audience as lie saw before him.
/ attribute this large assembly to the
fact that the people here, as well as
throughout the State of Texas, are
aroused, and / hasten TO declare on the
Threshold of my remarks that il is
not my wish or intention to invoke
hostility and indulge in bitter vitu-
peration. make no attack upon any
man for his honest conscientious be-
lief. | deprecate the acorimony that
has been introduced in this canvass.
| have no need TO fling mud at any
one-mud-Hinging is "sumptuary."
/ have no eggs or whisky bottles to
fling, because that interferes with
"personal liberty" | would stop no
clergyman from free speech, for
fear of "mingling church with
state" / am at the home of the
great apostle of the True Blues-the
organizer of that great party. | am
disposed to give honor whore honor
is due. The discipline and training
which has marked the course of this
organization since its Inauguration is
certainly to be admitted Very few men
could say TO Dick Coke, "stand up Dick
and let me see what you have to says"
Maxey, "stand up and give an accountof
yourself" and others the same. | say
then, | have some difidence in
standing up" in the home of this great
man but have responded TO the call
of the executive committee of the
state, and will discuss the question to
night and hope to shed some light up
on the question. If | know my own
leart am actuated by motives Of
patriotism alone in this matter.
There are higher duties in this
government than holding office great
err privileges than the politicians ten
ure. This is question upon which
every man should have manhood
enough to come to the front and give
reason for the faith that is
within him. There is no
neutrality. What is the real
question before the people? What is
the. cause OF this agitation? 1t is The
question of the continuation of the sA-
LOON in the state of Texas, doggery or
no doggery, as | regard it. Zap
plausc.l They talk about the. grape
vine and the hop vine and outside is
sues, aud steadily, persistently avoid
the real issue. l ask this audience if
any tongue has said or any paper ex-
messed in this canvass one word in
favor of the saloons or liquor men?
Many OF these men are engaged In it
for the profit. and not because they
nrefer II. have no unkind word TO
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